Classic Bike Guide

Part one Carburettor strip

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devices; each of the components performs more than one task, overlapping with its various ‘partners in crime’ as we ride up and down the rev range. Regardless of make or country of origin, that complex-looking contrivance will have air and fuel passageways, a primary/pilot jet, a main jet, a slide and needle combo, a float assembly, float needle and a series of adjustment apparatus. This merry band of components can variously wear, become blocked, experience chemical attack or degradation, become gummed up and cause poor/non-running and endless

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